The story of the first air blitz on the south-east which horrified the nation. Here the author tells the full story, from the massacre of Canadian troops resting in Folkestone on 25th May 1917, to the widespread carnage of shoppers a couple of miles away in the city centre which took the lives of eighteen children (some as younge as five) as well as crippling and injuring more.

Highly recommended 10/10

Great War Magazine

The author has provided the most definitive account of this first use of terror bombing on civilians, after extensive research over several years. This is an important work because it covers a critical development path for aviation and was a major justification in forming the RAF to return the compliment. When WWII opened, both the British and the Germans used lessons from this first blitz to conduct the 1939-1945 air war. Happy to terrorise others, the Germans suffered an acute sense of humour failure when the British turned the techniques on German Cities, particularly during WWII when round the clock bombing enabled the Allies to create fire storms that destroyed cities very effectively.

Firetrench

"The First Blitz" is a clear winner from the first page…Author Andrew Hyde does a fine job providing the reader both a wide overview of the campaign as well as up close, personal descriptions of each individual attack and the results thereof. This is not an easy task, but Hyde is up to the challenge and the reader is never lost.

Physically, the book is light weight, handy in size, and the font is large enough to be easily readable. At 224 pages, it is not too imposing and invites readers with a passing interest rather than only attracting the hardcore enthusiast. It is written in an informative yet prosaic style that is easy to read and relies on individual accounts and stories rather than dry facts and figures.

"First Blitz" will be a welcome addition to your bookshelf.

Indy Squadron Dispatch